Latest World Food Programme News

'No safe place to go to from Goma' for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city

Jan. 28, 2025 11:37 AM EST

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against the backdrop of gunfire and explosions. Electricity, water and internet access are cut off, and medical and food warehouses are being looted. ...

UN food agency says some donors are hesitant to fund urgent Syrian aid under the new authorities

Jan. 14, 2025 09:43 AM EST

DAMASCUS (AP) — Some governments are hesitant to boost funding for urgent humanitarian needs in Syria under the country's new interim rulers after the fall of former President Bashar Assad, the director of the U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday. WFP chief Cindy McCain said...